| 单词 | breathe |
| 释义 | breathe (briːð ) Word forms: breathes , breathing , breathed 1. verb B1 When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe. He stood there breathing deeply and evenly. [VERB] Always breathe through your nose. [VERB] No American should have to drive out of town to breathe clean air. [VERB noun] A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke. [VERB in noun] Synonyms: inhale and exhale, pant, gasp, puff breathing uncountable noun B2 Her breathing became slow and heavy. He heard only deep breathing. 2. verb If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly. [literary] 'You don't understand,' he breathed. [VERB with quote] 3. verb [no cont] If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret. He never breathed a word about our conversation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: whisper, say, voice, express 4. verb If someone breathes life, confidence, or excitement into something, they improve it by adding this quality. [written] It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: instil, inspire, pass on, inject 5. verb If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to allow the air to get in and improve its flavour before you drink it. Red wines should be allowed to 'breathe' if possible before drinking. [VERB] 6. breathe one's last phrase [VERB inflects] When someone breathes their last, they die. [literary] 7. to be breathing down someone's neck phrase If you say that someone is breathing down your neck, you mean that they are watching you very closely and checking everything you do. Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks. 8. to breathe a sigh of relief phrase If people breathe or heave a sigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. There was a big sigh of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed. There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting. Phrasal verbs: breathe in phrasal verb B2 When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs. She breathed in deeply. [VERB PARTICLE] breathe out phrasal verb B2 When you breathe out, you send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth. Breathe out and ease your knees in toward your chest. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: breathe fire to be very angry about something It doesn't take long before she's breathing fire at me after I ask about recent claims that she doesn't have quite the financial muscle of her fellow potential investors. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers live and breathe something to be extremely enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity Williams lived and breathed motor racing. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not breathe a word to not tell anyone about something Don't breathe a word of this to anyone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers breathe down someone's neck to be close behind someone in a race, contest, or other competitive situation No doubt Jones and Armstrong maintain a consistently high standard because both have talented rivals breathing down their necks. to closely watch and check everything that someone does Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks, so everything has to have an economic reason. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: breathe deep Tour tobacco farms and factories, breathe deep and fill your shrivelled lungs with the world's best bad stuff. Times, Sunday Times I stand on my balcony and breathe deep. Times, Sunday Times Luck tests your memory - breathe deep, stay calm. The Sun Stand still, breathe deep and you can hear it in your deep heart's core. Times, Sunday Times Because these particles are so tiny, they can be breathed deep into the lungs, and in some cases become absorbed into the blood. Times, Sunday Times Practise focused breathing - breathing deeply, steadily and calmly is said to tap into your parasympathetic nervous system and help to reduce stress. Times, Sunday Times (2018) He recalls being wheeled outside in all weathers and told to breathe deeply. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Drawing to a halt she locked the doors and sat with her head back against the head rest, breathing deeply. SANDS OF TIME (2003) She put the glass down on the bedside table and breathed deeply as if she wanted to get a great weight off her chest. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007) The cold night air cut into his lungs as he breathed deeply to clear his head, and moved along the alley. THE KEYS OF HELL (2002) To put it another way, if you can breathe easily through your mask, it probably isn't working. Times, Sunday Times Instructors focus on teaching clients how to relax, breathe easily and let the water support them as they glide through it. Times, Sunday Times And even if things get better from now on, it could be a long time before borrowers can breathe easily again. Times, Sunday Times We need to score one or two goals before we can breathe easily. Times, Sunday Times So can we all breathe easily again? Times, Sunday Times As for lounging by the pool, you can breathe easy while unwinding by water. The Sun While they threatened only occasionally to score the away goal that would have allowed them to breathe easy, few would begrudge them their progress. Times, Sunday Times They can now breathe easy as the bold ploy clearly worked. The Sun Just because we haven't signed a striker it doesn't mean that we can breathe easy and take our feet off the pedal. The Sun But they fought right to the end and their fans could finally breathe easy deep into stoppage time when the fourth arrived. The Sun And if you breathe faster to counteract this, you flood the system with oxygen, which can trigger a panic attack. The Sun Walking, gardening or even housework counts as moderate intensity activity if it makes you breathe faster and raises your heart rate. Times, Sunday Times As observed in mammals, fish breathe faster and heavier when they do physical exercise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a clock ticks only 40 times per minute, the fish gill movement slows down too much, and the fish strives convulsively to breathe faster but can not. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyone breathes faster and deeper, increasing basal metabolic rate and heart-rate. Times, Sunday Times Small nostrils limit the horse's ability to breathe hard while exerting itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She shrank from him, breathing hard, coughing again now, and shivering under her blanket. Times, Sunday Times Master these basic techniques and simple strategies and it will be your opponents who are breathing hard as they scamper around the court, not you. Times, Sunday Times Aim for a pace where you're breathing hard enough to just about keep up a conversation while you move. The Sun Walk at a pace that leaves you breathing hard for 1 minute, followed by a gentler pace for 2 minutes. Times, Sunday Times Then we had to stand up, breathe heavily and do juddery movements to music. Times, Sunday Times (2008) `You are mature and fully fledged ," said Westwood, beginning to breathe heavily again. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2001) He was clearly breathing heavily and in some distress, but he was persevering. UNTO THE GRAVE Godwin collapsed sacklike into the chair, breathing heavily, his eyes accommodated to his disability. THE LAST RAVEN It will also tighten and hollow the back, making it hard to breathe naturally. Times, Sunday Times Connect to your core muscles, breathe naturally and get into a smooth rhythm. The Sun Don't force it; breathe naturally. Times, Sunday Times You hold the 'lift and squeeze' for as long as you can and then rest for four seconds, making sure to breathe normally. Times, Sunday Times Don't panic and breathe normally to prevent making the problem worse. The Sun Breathe normally, tighten your pelvic floor for three seconds, relax for three seconds and repeat. Times, Sunday Times Breathe normally and hold for up to ten slow breaths. Times, Sunday Times He had been unable to eat, speak or breathe normally for five years. Times, Sunday Times They are semi-terrestrial and breathe oxygen from the air through moistened gills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the late 1990s the recreational use of oxygen has been promoted by oxygen bars, where customers breathe oxygen through a nasal cannula. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Larvae feed on submerged portions of aquatic plants, such as water lilies, and breathe oxygen from plant vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To survive, they had to breathe oxygen from a tank with wooden mouthpieces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Divers who breathe oxygen fractions greater than of air (21%) need to be trained in the dangers of oxygen toxicity and how to prevent them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One simple antistress method is to remember to breathe properly. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is something we all do without a second thought, but most of us aren't breathing properly. The Sun (2016) At first his electric chair had to be tilted back to allow him to breathe properly but he would train himself to sit bolt upright. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When stressed, you tend to breathe shallowly, using movements that involve only the upper part of your rib cage. Times, Sunday Times Shy people often breathe shallowly. Times, Sunday Times Most people who breathe shallowly do it throughout the day and are almost always unaware of the condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Surprisingly she was still alive and breathing shallowly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tunnel made from the remains of her throat still expands and contracts, as if something immense was breathing shallowly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a minute, gently release all the muscle groups, and breathe slowly, until you feel calm. Times, Sunday Times All the time you need to breathe slowly and steadily to keep your body level. Times, Sunday Times I try to breathe slowly through my nose, as this reduces the moisture and heat in the mask. Times,Sunday Times If you can't withstand them, breathe slowly and keep your attention on your breath. Times, Sunday Times Train yourself to count to ten to give yourself time to cool down and breathe slowly and deeply to help you think more clearly. The Sun The special helmet allows you to breathe underwater as you walk along the sand. Times, Sunday Times Invisibility, flying, phenomenal strength, being able to breathe underwater, they're all cool. Times, Sunday Times Those shimmering wings can trap air, allowing the banded demoiselle to breathe underwater. Times, Sunday Times He can breathe underwater, but show no other powers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He possesses exceptional abilities, including the ability to breathe underwater and withstand extreme depth pressures, and superhuman strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A cross between snorkelling and scuba diving, you swim deep underwater with a breathing mask that's attached to a floating air tank. The Sun He wears an asbestos suit with a breathing mask that affords him protection against fire and heat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When venturing outside, the explorers will need to wear breathing masks to protect their lungs from the cold air. Times, Sunday Times Forensic experts disproved this by connecting a breathing mask to the inside of the boot and breathing the air from the boot for seven hours, without ill effect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A cross between snorkelling and scuba diving, you swim deep underwater with a breathing mask that's attached to a floating air tank. The Sun The caterpillar's breathing tubes, meanwhile, hardly changed at all. Christianity Today Chest infections cause inflammation within the breathing tubes and lung tissue, which can lower resistance to secondary infections. The Sun This can lead to aspiration of liquids into the breathing tubes instead of the gullet, leading to a cough and phlegm. The Sun Though he had enough anaesthetic to perform surgery, he routinely had to reuse other equipment, including breathing tubes, because the most basic materials were in short supply. Times, Sunday Times These breathing tubes typically reach heights of up to 30 cm, and in some species, over 3 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 呼吸 Japanese: 息をする |
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